Agreed with ALL this.
People will just keep repeating it. Every. New. Print. “You could sell that!!” My coworkers can’t comprehend just enjoying a hobby for the sake of it.
(I’ve offered to print things at cost; they’re not repeating it in a “I want one” kind of way).
Really? This would feel like an entitled overstep to me. No shade if that’s what you do, it would just feel wrong to me.
Yeah, I don’t blame artists for wanting a piece of the pie. Most artists have tiered payment options so licensed vendors pay more, but Hobbyists seem a bit lost in the crossfire sometimes. The AI slop model grift is getting worse too, which just rubs salt in the wounds.
I’m all for supporting artists and recognizing the time and effort it takes to create the model. I have a handful of Pateron subscriptions/donations.
Encase you missed it the first time. This post is not whining about wanting free stuff.
I understand, which is why I don’t really blame the individual artists. The 3D printing community has grown tremendously with modern ‘user-friendly’ printers, so naturally there’s been a shift in demographics. It also doesn’t help how much AI slop grifters are around now too. I just hate the general trend.
I highly doubt Reddit is actually gaining that many new users, but the number of accounts created? Sure.
Reddit never has enough bots for their AI slop machine. They create more bot accounts to “boost engagement” via posts and comments.
Thanks, I do, but I have other non-technical family members. They request media via Jellyseer, which then sends the request to Sonarr.
Most of the time it’s fine, but when the show has 8 seasons? It’ll download each episode individually - some of which won’t be available/poor quality/no subtitles. There’s often a season pack with all 8 seasons in it and are more reliable subtitles/quality wise.
It’s an infrequent but annoying quirk I have to manually intervene with.
Any initial thoughts so far (if you’ve had the time to look into them)? I really want to find something that can support multi-season downloads. The *arr stacks have rejected the feature in the past and it’s been my biggest gripe lately.
The alternatives seem pretty young still. I wonder if anyone’s done a feature comparison between them…
Eh… depends on the interpretation of overuse. One person’s excess is another person’s minimal. Different subjects - like ones that require researching - are expected to need more tabs open. It loosely parallels having multiple books splayed open for quick referencing.
Though, I do feel the number of tabs lately has drastically increased for myself and colleges.
The decline of good search engines and the AI slopocalypse has made it difficult to find good resources. Let alone, to find it a second time. So a lot of us close the tab only after the related task is completed. Bookmarks are too permanent for one-off tasks (plus, we probably have way too many bookmarks already).
I know you mean the best, but an iPhone isn’t any better privacy-wise than an Android is. Regardless of their public stance, these giant monoliths have proven time and time again there’s no respect for an individual’s privacy. If they get caught lying/breaking the law, the fine is merely the cost of doing business.
It would be better to focus on universal ways someone could keep themselves safe. Drop WhatsApp/SMS for Signal, drop Chromium based browsers, use uBlock, a VPN, etc. Arguing over phones is just infighting and not worth the energy.
This makes me curious if there’s a study focused on the effectiveness of job listings with these buzz words vs without. I wonder if more people would apply or if people actually buy into these phrases.
Thank you for the perspective of being a designer, and for all the work shared with the community.
I’m definitely thankful for Makerworld’s incentives, and it shows with their abundance of great models.